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Piano Man (Billy Joel)
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It's nine o'clock on a Saturday the regular crowd shuffles in
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There's an old man sitting next to me makin' love to his tonic and gin
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He says, "Son, can you play me a melody? I'm not really sure how it goes
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But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man's clothes"
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Sing us a song, you're the piano man sing us a song tonight
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Well, we're all in the mood for a melody and you've got us feelin' alright
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Now John at the bar is a friend of mine he gets me my drinks for free
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And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke but there's someplace that he'd rather be
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He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me." as the smile ran away from his face
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"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star if I could get out of this place"
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Oh, la la la, de de da la la, de de da da da
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Now Paul is a real estate novelist who never had time for a wife
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And he's talkin' with Davy who's still in the navy and probably will be for life
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And the waitress is practicing politics as the businessmen slowly get stoned
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Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness but it's better than drinkin' alone
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Sing us a song ...
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It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday and the manager gives me a smile
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'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see to forget about life for a while
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And the piano, it sounds like a carnival and the microphone smells like a beer
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And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar and say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"
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Oh, la la la, de de da la la, de de da da da
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Sing us a song ...